The problem is you just read the headline and don’t know about “fortune” the author uses to explain random chance…
Like, you had no idea what the author was talking about, but still had enough confidence to type all that out
I have zero doubts if someone experience a positive result and you can’t immediately see why, it gets chalked up to random luck (what this author calls “fortune”).
Even tho it’s the result of effort that you can’t identify.
isn’t it funny how luck seems to stratify along racial and socio-economic lines?
You did stumble onto something there where resource scarcity forces short term thinking, but because you didn’t read the article, you think thats an argument against it instead of an argument for it. And almost certainly are unaware of the decades of scientific research proving that point.
People that aren’t worried about food and housing, naturally plan further ahead which can come off as “luck” at first glance.
Edit because I’m a nerd and looked into it:
Luck comes from Old German and comes down to “has good results at improbable odds”.
Until almost the 1500s “luck” wasn’t used in English, they had “speed” which is why when people want sound old times they say “good speed” when saying farewell, and everyone thinks it just means “get there fast”.
“Chance” was random. We still see this with the line between “games of chance” with roulette, and games like poker alternating between “game of luck” and “game of skill”.
Because those were interchangeable to a certain extent.
The problem (as it often is) is people only learning words via context. And over centuries it gets confusing as fuck because we stop caring about what words mean and care about how people use them.
I think this is the origin of “tower of babel” too, it wasn’t about everyone speaking the same language, it was about everyone using the same words and everyone meaning something different. The lesson was supposed to be that language rules need to be logical and enforced to maintain understanding, rather than just describing what the uneducated masses are saying.
Are you just assuming I didn’t read it because you disagree? I read it hoping that since it was posted on Lemmy maybe it wasn’t the same numbing dribble that the wealthy abuse to defend their privilege, but it was exactly that. This lady’s book is probably displayed proudly in many a wood-trimmed home office.
Why in the world would you have zero doubts about something being random and chalk it up to hidden effort? The universe is dominated by chaotic forces. What an inflated self view to assume that much of anything isn’t prone to randomness.
Are you just assuming I didn’t read it because you disagree? I read it
My bad, was giving you the benefit of the doubt.
Why in the world would you have zero doubts about something being random and chalk it up to hidden effort?
The same reason I know not to touch the stove even if I just turned it off, because it takes a while to cool down even tho it doesn’t look hot.
That’s a good example because most children need taught that, and I know I just whiffed, but you know not to touch a stove right after turning it off, right?
If you never learned that lesson, as an adult you may think someone who has never burned themselves on a stove are just incredibly “lucky”. (The issue here is you think that means it’s random chance, be cause you don’t know what luck actually means).
It’s hard for you to comprehend that someone is using context clues,logic, and general planning to know before they touch it whether it’s hot or not.
Like, that’s exactly what you’re doing right here:
Why in the world would you have zero doubts
You can’t understand it, and I didn’t take the time to explain it. Even after attempting to explain, you still may just write it off as “bullshit” but if this was real life and you saw I experienced consistently improbable positive results, you would fall back on it being “chance”.
It’s literally a coping mechanism older than humans, the only problem is most people don’t learn about it. Or for people who legitimately read the entire article, just aren’t capable of grasping what’s happening.
The problem is you just read the headline and don’t know about “fortune” the author uses to explain random chance…
Like, you had no idea what the author was talking about, but still had enough confidence to type all that out
I have zero doubts if someone experience a positive result and you can’t immediately see why, it gets chalked up to random luck (what this author calls “fortune”).
Even tho it’s the result of effort that you can’t identify.
You did stumble onto something there where resource scarcity forces short term thinking, but because you didn’t read the article, you think thats an argument against it instead of an argument for it. And almost certainly are unaware of the decades of scientific research proving that point.
People that aren’t worried about food and housing, naturally plan further ahead which can come off as “luck” at first glance.
Edit because I’m a nerd and looked into it:
Luck comes from Old German and comes down to “has good results at improbable odds”.
Until almost the 1500s “luck” wasn’t used in English, they had “speed” which is why when people want sound old times they say “good speed” when saying farewell, and everyone thinks it just means “get there fast”.
“Chance” was random. We still see this with the line between “games of chance” with roulette, and games like poker alternating between “game of luck” and “game of skill”.
Because those were interchangeable to a certain extent.
The problem (as it often is) is people only learning words via context. And over centuries it gets confusing as fuck because we stop caring about what words mean and care about how people use them.
I think this is the origin of “tower of babel” too, it wasn’t about everyone speaking the same language, it was about everyone using the same words and everyone meaning something different. The lesson was supposed to be that language rules need to be logical and enforced to maintain understanding, rather than just describing what the uneducated masses are saying.
Are you just assuming I didn’t read it because you disagree? I read it hoping that since it was posted on Lemmy maybe it wasn’t the same numbing dribble that the wealthy abuse to defend their privilege, but it was exactly that. This lady’s book is probably displayed proudly in many a wood-trimmed home office.
Why in the world would you have zero doubts about something being random and chalk it up to hidden effort? The universe is dominated by chaotic forces. What an inflated self view to assume that much of anything isn’t prone to randomness.
My bad, was giving you the benefit of the doubt.
The same reason I know not to touch the stove even if I just turned it off, because it takes a while to cool down even tho it doesn’t look hot.
That’s a good example because most children need taught that, and I know I just whiffed, but you know not to touch a stove right after turning it off, right?
If you never learned that lesson, as an adult you may think someone who has never burned themselves on a stove are just incredibly “lucky”. (The issue here is you think that means it’s random chance, be cause you don’t know what luck actually means).
It’s hard for you to comprehend that someone is using context clues,logic, and general planning to know before they touch it whether it’s hot or not.
Like, that’s exactly what you’re doing right here:
You can’t understand it, and I didn’t take the time to explain it. Even after attempting to explain, you still may just write it off as “bullshit” but if this was real life and you saw I experienced consistently improbable positive results, you would fall back on it being “chance”.
It’s literally a coping mechanism older than humans, the only problem is most people don’t learn about it. Or for people who legitimately read the entire article, just aren’t capable of grasping what’s happening.